Norristown-area band Work Release wins WMGK’s House Band competition

Montgomery County-based band Work Release — with members hailing from Collegeville, East Norriton and Audubon — recently won 102.9 WMGK’s House Band competition. The band received a check for winning the competition and will represent the radio station during their annual events for 2014-2015, including a performance on the main stage during the Let Freedom Rock event on July 4, 2015 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J.

Work Release accepts their prize for winning 102.9 WMGK’s House Band competition. Submitted photo.

The band’s first event for WMGK will be Saturday, Sept. 6 at the radio station’s annual MGK Brew Blast on the Battleship New Jersey. The 4th annual event begins at 1 p.m. and will feature craft beer sampling along along with live music from Work Release. Tickets are $45 and include a free tour of the Battleship New Jersey. For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.wmgk.com/news/story.aspx?id=2009624.